which is better

clericvash · Post by **clericvash** » 21 Sep 2007, 16:29

which of these is better

an onboard nvidia 6100

or a pci nvidia fx 5500

?

Peet · Post by **Peet** » 21 Sep 2007, 17:06

the PCI bus tends to be fairly inadequate for supporting 3d rendering...you'll probably get unholy framerates with the 5500.

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 21 Sep 2007, 17:13

fx 5500 is fine if you turn the settings down. You're better of with a 7600gt (What I have, cept mine is gtx but meh) cause you can get them now for very cheap and they're a great vid card.

clericvash · Post by **clericvash** » 21 Sep 2007, 18:16

but which is actually better to use??

in glxgears (linux) i get like 2k FPS with the onboard video.

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 21 Sep 2007, 18:43

Prolly the 6100

but the ram will be clocked more slowly and it probably has fewer pixel pipelines, however, in an RTS the pixel pipelines available matter less than in say an FPS.

If you put a gig of ddr2 in with the 6100 you should do pretty well.

clericvash · Post by **clericvash** » 21 Sep 2007, 18:53

I have 1gb of ram, the onboard 6100, amd athlon 64 3500+

the next thing to upgrade i guess is the graphics card, then monitor, then i'm done for a while

:)

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 21 Sep 2007, 20:21

Try this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814127296

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 21 Sep 2007, 20:24

I would recommend something like this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130073

clericvash · Post by **clericvash** » 21 Sep 2007, 20:43

Thanks for the links but i can't afford a card right now, thanks for helping anyway :)

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which is better

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